G/SG/N/6/IDN/37  
28 October  2020 
(20-7561) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
INDONESIA  
Cigarette Paper  
The following communication, dated 27 October  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Indonesia . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1 (a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of Indonesia hereby 
wishes to notify the Committee on Safeguards that the Indonesian S afeguards Committee (Komite 
Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia /KPPI) , hereinafter referred as "the Investigating Authority ", 
has initiated a safeguard investigation on the imports of the product under investigation . 
On 1 October  2020, an application  for a safeguard measure s was received by the Investigating 
Authority  from Indonesia Pulp and Paper Association  (Asosiasi Pulp dan Kertas Indonesia /APKI) 
hereinafter referred as  "the Applicant ", against  importation of the product under investigation . After 
examining the properly documented application , the Investigating Authority  concluded that there 
was a sufficient evidence  to justify the initiation of a safeguard  investigation.  
1  THE DATE OF INITIATION  OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION  
The inves tigation initiated on 26 October  2020. 
2  PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION  
Cigarette paper and plug wrap paper non -porous in form of rolls, whether or not coated , under  
Harmonized System  (HS.) codes ex. 4813.20.00, ex. 4813.90.10 and ex. 4813.90.90 . 
3  REASONS FOR INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE  
(i) The Investigating Authority initiated a safeguard investigation following an evaluation of 
the application documents filed by the Applicant, which constitu tes a major proportion of 
the total domestic production of the subject goods in Indonesia . 
(ii) The non -confidential summary of the application can be found at the internet address 
below, following the link : 
http://kppi.kemendag.go.id/  
4  POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE INVESTIGATION  
The contact information of the Investigating Authority for correspondence is:  G/SG/N/6/IDN/37  
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  THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARD S COMMITTEE  
Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia  (KPPI) 
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5, Building I, 5th Floor, Jakarta 10110  
Telephone / Facsimile : (62-21) 385 7758 
Email : kppi@kemendag.go.id  
5  DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND VIEWS BY INTERESTED 
PARTIES  
(i) Those having substantial interest and wishing to be considered as inte rested parties in 
this investigation should submit written request within a period of 15 working days in 
Indonesia from the date of initiation to the Investigating Authority . All submissions and 
request made by interested parties must be sent both in writt en letter and in electronic 
format, and must indicate the name, address, email  address, telephone number and fax 
number of the interested parties.  
(ii) In Accordance with article 3.1 WTO Agreement on Safeguard, the Government of the 
Republic of Indonesia will c onduct a hearing in order to provide opportunities for those 
Members who having a substantial interest to present their evidence and views, Hearing 
is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 1 9 November  2020 at 10.00 -11.30 am . All 
interested parties, who wish to  participate in the hearing and all written evidence and 
views, submitted to the Investigating Authority  not later than 16 November  2020. 
Registration on the day of the hearing (1 9 November  2020) will start at 09.00 am and 
only authorized representatives will have access to the hearing.  
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